What Matters Most
December 14, 2009Here are more than seventy big thinkers, each sharing an idea for you to think about as we head into the new year. From bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert to brilliant tech thinker Kevin Kelly, from publisher Tim O'Reilly to radio host Dave Ramsey, there are some important people riffing about important ideas here. The ebook includes Tom Peters, Jackie Huba and Jason Fried, along with Gina Trapani, Bill Taylor and Alan Webber.
Here's the deal: it's free. Download it here. Or from any of the many sites around the web that are posting it with insightful commentary. Tweet it, email it, post it on your own site. I think it might be fun to make up your own riff and post it on your blog or online profile as well. It's a good exercise. Can we get this in the hands of 5 million people? You can find an easy to use version on Scribd as well and from wepapers. Please share.
Have fun. Here's to a year with ideas even bigger than these.
Here's a lens with all the links plus an astonishing array of books by our authors.
(From Seth Godin)Posted by Jeffrey Blake. Posted In : Marketing
When I started Twitter over a year ago I thought it was necessary to have followers on twitter - to advertise your recently created blog or to spread an idea. Twitter is now becoming more like search than a conversation. Don't get me wrong - Twitter is an important place to have small conversations and to maintain your mind share with other people. 
I have found that I can substitute the word "AND" instead of "BUT" in most any conversation. Often I want to disagree before agreeing to what someone else is saying. Thats OK - but its not conducive to listening much less validating a persons thoughts. In sales we seek to listen and ask questions first. I have found that I say I am a good listener - but often my analytical side kicks in and I have to interject my own thoughts instead of validating what the other person is saying.
